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International Advisory Board

Professor Alan Dershowitz

Professor Alan Dershowitz is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He has been called “Israel’s single most visible defender- the Jewish state’s lead attorney in the court of public opinion.” Click for full bio.

R. James Woolsey

R. James Woolsey is the former Director of the CIA and the Intelligence Community (1993-1995), and currently serves on the board of the Washington firm, Executive Actions LLC. Click for full bio.

Elliott Abrams

Elliott Abrams is a Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights in the Reagan Administration; Special Assistant to the President for Democracy, Human Rights, and International Organizations; and then Deputy National Security Advisor in the George W. Bush Administration. Click for full bio.

Hon. Michael Danby (MP)

Hon. Michael Danby is a senior member of the Australian Labor Party. Currently the Parliamentary Secretary to the Opposition Leader, Michael Danby was previously Parliamentary Secretary for the Arts, Chairperson of the Australian Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade, as well as the Joint Standing Committee on Migration. Mr. Danby is also a member of the Steering Committee of an international network called the World Movement for Democracy. Click for full bio.

Sen. Linda Frum

In 2009, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed the Honourable Linda Frum to the Senate to represent the Province of Ontario. She currently sits as a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology; Rules, Procedures, and the Rights of Parliament; Conflict of Interest for Senators. Click for full bio.

Tom Gross

Tom Gross is an internationally acclaimed, British-born journalist, political and media commentator, and human rights campaigner, specializing in the Middle East. Click for full bio.

Col. Richard Kemp

Col. Richard Kemp served as Commander of the Order of the British Empire for 29 years, and handled all major global terrorist attacks, including those against British interests. Click for full bio.

Douglas Murray

Douglas Murray is a UK based best-selling author and commentator. He was the director of the Centre for Social Cohesion from 2007 until 2011, and is currently the associate director of The Henry Jackson Society. Click for full bio.

Professor Judea Pearl

Professor Judea Pearl is a professor of computer science and director of the Cognitive Systems Laboratory. He is known internationally for his contributions to artificial intelligence, human reasoning, and philosophy of science. Click for full bio.

Judge Abraham Sofaer

Judge Abraham Sofaer has been a George P. Shultz Distinguished Scholar and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) since 1994. He has been a prosecutor, legal educator, judge, government official, and attorney in private practice. Click for full bio.

Dr. Einat Wilf

Dr. Einat Wilf is a Senior Fellow with the Jewish People Policy Institute, former Chair of the Knesset Sub-Committee for Israel and the Jewish People, and previous Member of the influential Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee in the 18th Knesset. Click for full bio.

Professor Ruth R. Wisse

Professor Ruth R. Wisse is Professor Emerita of Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University. Click for full bio.

Hon. Fiamma Nirenstein

Hon. Fiamma Nirenstein is an award-winning journalist and author, and former member of the Italian Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies, where she served as Vice President of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies. Click for full bio.

Amb. Vivian Bercovici

Vivian Bercovici served as Canada’s Ambassador to Israel from January 2014 to June 2016. Prior to serving in this role, Vivian practiced law in Toronto for 24 years, focusing on financial services, First Nations negotiations, and defamation law. Click for full bio.

Hon. Alexander Downer (AC)

Australia’s High Commissioner to United Kingdom. He is also Australia’s longest serving foreign minister, during which he played a pivotal role in Australia’s response to the Middle East conflicts. Today, Downer is a Partner in his firm, Bespoke Approach. Click for full bio.

Justice Elyakim Rubinstein

Justice Elyakim Rubinstein was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court in 2004. In 2015, he was appointed as Deputy President of the Supreme Court, a position he held until 2017. Click here for full bio.